as in brilliancy
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the brightness of the sunshine made me squint after an afternoon spent in a darkened movie theater
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Recent Examples of brightness
And if the source is an object that remains steady in brightness and doesn’t flare with activity, zeroing in on the neutrino’s origin feels impossible.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The big draw of this lightweight PC is its stunning 14-inch OLED screen, which delivers rich, realistic colors with DisplayHDR True Black 500 and 600 nits of peak brightness.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
The study measured light in lux, a standard unit of brightness.
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Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 June 2026
The Philips Hue smart bulb starter kit comes with color-changing bulbs with 800 lumens of peak brightness that can be controlled with Alexa, Google Assistant, or the companion app.
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Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brightness
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The big draw of this lightweight PC is its stunning 14-inch OLED screen, which delivers rich, realistic colors with DisplayHDR True Black 500 and 600 nits of peak brightness.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
The study measured light in lux, a standard unit of brightness.
—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 June 2026
The Philips Hue smart bulb starter kit comes with color-changing bulbs with 800 lumens of peak brightness that can be controlled with Alexa, Google Assistant, or the companion app.
—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brightness
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The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.
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Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
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France has emerged as the World Cup's benchmark team, showcasing unparalleled individual brilliance and collective chemistry.
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The movement here is made from 274 components, with a focus on lightness, transparency, and volume.
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Ease, fluidity and lightness in terms of proportion and material — silk, linen and cotton.
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The citywide experience will consist of landmark illuminations, exhibitions, immersive fan activations, and collaborations with local communities and businesses.
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Inside, a string of skylights will provide almost all the natural illumination the library would ever need, held up by walls made solely of compressed earth.
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The consensus was to focus first on upgrading the LHC to increase its luminosity—the number of collisions per second—rather than immediately beginning to build a successor.
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Tory Burch Sublime Shimmer Ideal for weddings, summer parties and evening dinners, adding subtle luminosity without overpowering your look.
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“Brightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brightness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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